My brother Jeremy is back from Iraq so this video is a personal shout out to him. We are so glad he is home safe and reunited with his family. I can't believe he has been separated from his precious baby boy for 6 months and his wonderful wife for a year. I can't even fathom that kind of torture. I'm SO proud of you bro! Welcome back!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Yeah..The Finger is still broken, so...
Seeing as how I still can't type and all..here is a few items for your visual stimulation.
Alex is being Randy from "A Christmas Story". Mommy's little Piggy! He did this on his own by the way...didn't ask him to do it. funny stuff.
He just looks so big standing next to her.
He decided to put on a pair of Abby's overalls...silly boy.
Abby reading.
Alex is being Randy from "A Christmas Story". Mommy's little Piggy! He did this on his own by the way...didn't ask him to do it. funny stuff.
He just looks so big standing next to her.
He decided to put on a pair of Abby's overalls...silly boy.
Abby reading.Friday, February 13, 2009
I Was Gonna Blog Today, But...
I broke my finger. Yeah...I did...the xray proves it. It hurts and I have too much trouble looking at my fingers when I type to actually spend the time and write this blog. I'm a two-hand only typer...old school, you know? Anyhow, so until my body decides to heal me up, I'll leave you with photo only (or video) blogs. Until then...enjoy the word free photography!
Me and my monkey.
Downward facing dog...lol
10 months old!
Destruction crew.
And Alex being Alex.
Me and my monkey.
Downward facing dog...lol
10 months old!
Destruction crew.
And Alex being Alex.Thursday, February 5, 2009
An Unpunishable Crime
So, I was going to post a lovely video of one of Alex's Terrible Two's tantrums. Then he went and did something too cute and this video got bumped up to top priority. Besides...who wants to watch a two year old screaming? I mean...heck...I can't stand it myself and I'm there for the live event. Anyhoodle...I made a nice pan of chocolate-chip brownies yesterday to cure a certain sweet tooth that was achin' in me and...well...the video says it all. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Giggles and Grumbles: Issue #2
Giggle: Kids say the darndest things and with Alex learning new words daily, he picks up on all sorts of things. But sometimes he just can't get it quite right. Today, in an attempt to take a relaxing moment, I made a nice cup of hot cocoa. While drinking it, Alex asked me what it was and I told him it was hot cocoa. He looked at it, obviously wanting some too and said, "Mommy, I need some hot dog cocoa too!"
Grumble: Josh is gone on yet another trip for work. He is gone for the entire week, so things can get a bit hectic around here with old mom getting zero breaks. So Alex has decided to rebel again and won't take his naps. In a desperate attempt to get him to just stay in his room for a little quiet time, I placed an old reliable baby gate up at his door to keep him at bay. Um...apparently this made him angry because he proceeded to lay on the ground and throw one heck of a temper tantrum....for AN HOUR! That is NOT what I call quiet time. Honestly, I'm very surprised that I have not had curious neighbors knocking on my door to see if someone is being beaten or something. Terrible twos...ugh.
Giggle: Having a boy and a girl is interesting. Especially at bath time. Alex notices there is a slight difference between him and Abby. To save time, they of course get to bathe together. Alex had attempted, in the beginning, to poke and prod poor sissy in her private area and ask what it was. So after a few times of explaining that 'we don't touch other people in their special place', he caught on and it has never been a problem since. But this morning when I was changing Alex's diaper, Abby went to go grab him in his special place, he pushed Abby's hand away and said, "No Abby! No touch my willie! That's mine!"
Grumble: Abby is teething. The poor thing has been teething for months it seems. Her entire bottom gumline in the front is grey-white and swollen. She now has a mild fever and is very grumpy nearly all the time. She has yet to have one tooth bust through. I know I will regret wanting those teeth to come through so badly due to the fact that I am still breast feeding, but carrying around a 20 pound kid all day due to a sever case of the grump-a-lumps is exhausting.
Giggle: Alex has taken to imitating Josh in every way possible, including peeing standing up and shaving. So Josh let him pretend to shave with him. Too cute.
Giggle/Grumble: With the coming of winter, comes giant gas bills. Not unusual, but annoying. But that really isn't the grumble part. As if our drafty house didn't make it hard enough to keep it warm, the cats decided this year to make it just a little harder on the heater. At least two heater vents are covered at any one point during the day by one of our well-fed cat's bodies. It's kinda funny too. You know that they are just trying to stay warm in this lovely winter weather. Each picture is of a cat on a vent...even if you can't really see the vent.
See here for more Giggles and Grumbles that you may have missed.
Grumble: Josh is gone on yet another trip for work. He is gone for the entire week, so things can get a bit hectic around here with old mom getting zero breaks. So Alex has decided to rebel again and won't take his naps. In a desperate attempt to get him to just stay in his room for a little quiet time, I placed an old reliable baby gate up at his door to keep him at bay. Um...apparently this made him angry because he proceeded to lay on the ground and throw one heck of a temper tantrum....for AN HOUR! That is NOT what I call quiet time. Honestly, I'm very surprised that I have not had curious neighbors knocking on my door to see if someone is being beaten or something. Terrible twos...ugh.
Giggle: Having a boy and a girl is interesting. Especially at bath time. Alex notices there is a slight difference between him and Abby. To save time, they of course get to bathe together. Alex had attempted, in the beginning, to poke and prod poor sissy in her private area and ask what it was. So after a few times of explaining that 'we don't touch other people in their special place', he caught on and it has never been a problem since. But this morning when I was changing Alex's diaper, Abby went to go grab him in his special place, he pushed Abby's hand away and said, "No Abby! No touch my willie! That's mine!"
Grumble: Abby is teething. The poor thing has been teething for months it seems. Her entire bottom gumline in the front is grey-white and swollen. She now has a mild fever and is very grumpy nearly all the time. She has yet to have one tooth bust through. I know I will regret wanting those teeth to come through so badly due to the fact that I am still breast feeding, but carrying around a 20 pound kid all day due to a sever case of the grump-a-lumps is exhausting.
Giggle: Alex has taken to imitating Josh in every way possible, including peeing standing up and shaving. So Josh let him pretend to shave with him. Too cute.
Giggle/Grumble: With the coming of winter, comes giant gas bills. Not unusual, but annoying. But that really isn't the grumble part. As if our drafty house didn't make it hard enough to keep it warm, the cats decided this year to make it just a little harder on the heater. At least two heater vents are covered at any one point during the day by one of our well-fed cat's bodies. It's kinda funny too. You know that they are just trying to stay warm in this lovely winter weather. Each picture is of a cat on a vent...even if you can't really see the vent.
See here for more Giggles and Grumbles that you may have missed.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Harry Potter the Next Generation
Here's a nice pic of my family...even Logan joined the nightly book reading.It seems to be that Alex has switched his movie obsession again. It goes through phases, so I've noticed. About a week ago, I made the decision to have a Harry Potter movie marathon to pump myself up for the new upcoming movie in July. I put the first movie in during nap time. Now, seeing as it is a 2 1/2 hour long movie, I didn't quite make it through the whole thing. I stopped it when the kids got up and was planning on watching it later when they went to bed. Thus, the movie case sat atop the TV in plain view. I didn't think much of this. I mean...honestly, Alex didn't even know what Harry Potter was. He has a habit of wanting to watch any of the movies that are within his grasp. This is why we no longer have movies in his reach. It can drive you a bit batty to have a kid asking to watch whatever movie he finds, over and over and over....ahem. Sorry. Let me continue. Alex spotted the Harry Potter DVD case and reached up to grab it, brought it immediately to me, and said, "Mommy, I wanna watch Harry Potter!" More surprised, I could not have been. I mean, how on earth he knew it was Harry Potter is beyond me and what surprises me even more is that he even knows what Harry Potter is. The only explanation I could conceive, was that when I was pregnant with Abby, I was reading the books every night while I patiently sat in his room waiting for him to go to sleep. He can even point out which kid is Harry Potter on the cover and knows Harry, Ron, and Hermione when he watches it. I am also continuing my Potterthon with another round of the books. I'm currently on the first one and about one chapter away from the second book. Alex spotted me reading it the other day and said, "Mommy read Harry Potter?" I believe he is recognizing the Harry Potter font now. It's impressive. Needless to say, his new favorite movie is Harry Potter. And for all you parents out there wondering about freaky Voldemort...yes....I skip the scary part at the end. He loves it. So it looks like yet another generation is about to be sucked into the craze that is Harry Potter. I've bred a little nerd...isn't it wonderful?
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